Down & Away

Suicide or homicide? The death of Norma Waldron on June 13, 1987 is explored in the first season of Down & Away. Her husband says suicide. Michigan State Police believe otherwise. NOTE: Music used in this teaser from incompetech.com Titles: Enter the Maze and Ghostpocalypse 7.

Robert Elton Waldron was interviewed twice on the day his wife was shot. The first interview was brief, and took place less than two hours after the incident. That full interview is in this episode, along with backstory on how he and Norma met, as well as her relationship with Waldron's mother, Alice. MUSIC CREDITS: incompetech.com I Knew A Guy Division bensound.com Tomorrow

The neighbor that Robert Elton Waldron called on the morning of his wife's shooting is interviewed by Detective Miller, at length. Music by: incompetech.com Titles: I Knew a Guy; Ominous; Enter the Maze; Ghost Processional

One of Robert Elton Waldron’s biological children who was put up for adoption is interviewed; more information about his abusive tendencies is learned from another of his ex-wives. Music by incompetech.com Titles: I Knew a Guy; Long Note One; Enter the Maze

Robert Elton Waldron was interviewed twice the day his wife was shot. This is the full, unedited long interview - over an hour - that he did with Michigan State Police, a few hours after the incident. He is questioned by the detective and the county prosecutor. MUSIC from incompetech.com Titles: Spiders; Junkyard Tribe Visit me here on Twitter Also, check out the Down & Away Discussion Group on Facebook where you can view any police reports I've uploaded. The Down & Away Facebook landing page is here, and you can view photos here, as well.

In this episode, we learn about the problems with the gun and fingerprint evidence, and Norma Waldron's daughter is interviewed. MUSIC by incompetech.com TITLES: Spiders; Long Note Three "I Think I Need The Angels"  Christian / Gospel  http://www.karichord.com/  http://www.chordmusicstudio.com/ Kari's album is available on: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-think-i-need-the-angels/1289008353   CDBABY https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/karichord Amazon  https://www.amazon.com/I-Think-Need-Angels/dp/B07613WRY3/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1514503447&sr=8-10&keywords=Kari+chord

In the final episode of Season One, you hear from the daughter of another of Robert Elton Waldron's ex-wives, and I summarize my findings regarding the case. SEASON TWO NOTE: I am busy working on Season Two, which will cover the murder of Janette Roberson at the Gambles Store in Reed City, Michigan in 1983.    --> Stay Tuned! MUSIC: incompetech.com - Long Note Three bensound.com - Better Days; Tomorrow You can connect with me here, at my personal pages and the Down & Away Facebook and Twitter pages: Jeni Decker's personal Twitter Page Down & Away Facebook Page Down & Away on Twitter Kari Chord's Album "I Think I Need the Angels" on Amazon also on iTunes

In the second season of Down & Away, I will cover the murder of Janette Roberson, which occurred in the Gambles store basement pet department in Reed City, Michigan in 1983. If you’d like to follow along and read associated police documents, as well as see newspaper clippings and images, you can find me on the Down & Away Facebook page. The Down & Away Twitter feed is @DownandAwayPod MUSIC for this teaser is courtesy of Kevin MacLeod at Incompetech.com: Ghostpocalypse 7 – Master

Season 7: Coming Soon   MUSIC:  Don't Love Me - feat. Inyang Bassey mobygratis

Janette Roberson was murdered in the basement pet department of the Gambles store downtown Reed City, Michigan in 1983. In the coming season, I will go over what we know about that day, take a look at the people that police treated as suspects, and what may have been going on in the community at the time that could be related to the case going cold. Follow along on the Down & Away Facebook page MUSIC CREDITS: Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive Marcel Tiemensma - Tchaikovsky 5th symphony (2nd movement) Send for the Horses – Kevin Macleod; Incompetech

In this episode we go through a timeline of customers who were in the store that day and hear from the dispatcher. Down & Away Facebook Page Down & Away Twitter Page MUSIC CREDITS: Blue Dot Sessions – Closing Shop; Free Music Archive Unseen horrors – Kevin Macleod; Incompetech

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives. A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce, or a tragedy, or perhaps both.” Ray v Turner, supra, p 304, fn 10 (Wright, J., concurring) In this episode is an interview with one of the EMTs who responded to Gambles that day, as well as my city council appearance to get previously unreleased police reports from Reed City Police department. Next week, Episode 4 - Buckboard Bar Assault, Prop B, & Tensions in Law Enforcement, will build upon what you learn in this episode so that you have a basic understanding of the related issues before we get to the suspects and persons of interest in the following episode. All of this backstory is important to your understanding of Janette’s case, and why it may be where it is today, which is what my podcast specifically focuses on –understanding why each individual case goes cold. MUSIC CREDITS: Blue Dot Sessions – Closing Shop; Free Music Archive Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive

This episode goes over what went on in the Buckboard Bar - next door to Gambles - just after Janette was discovered, as well as what occurred in the bar a month before the murder, involving a city police officer. I also talk more with Ray Haight, the dispatcher, about how the scene was handled, and law enforcement tensions during that timeframe. If you'd like to see documents related to the case, and get in on the discussion, request an invite to the Down & Away closed discussion group. Down & Away on Facebook Blue Dot Sessions – Closing Shop; Free Music Archive Ross Oldenburg – Five-O (Improvisation for Police Scanners) – Free Music Archive

People treated by Michigan State Police as suspects and persons of interest, according to the report, are covered in this episode. MUSIC CREDITS: Ben McElroy – Raggedy Bob, Pt. 3; Free Music Archive Blue Dot Sessions – Stillness; Free Music Archive Joni Void – To Alter Realities – Free Music Archive Ben McElroy – Pale Rider; Free Music Archive Regular updates on cases I'm covering can be found on the Down & Away Facebook Page Join the discussion at the Down & Away closed discussion group, and view related documents and files here. My personal pages are here, if you're interested in connecting: FACEBOOK TWITTER

Topics in this episode:  - Confusion about the composite sketch is discussed, as well as conspiracy ideas around this case.  - Also, an interesting story I was told by the son of a first responding officer.  - Trixie Shepard was a psychic that was involved in this case, and visited the scene. I will tell you about my interviews with her, and you’ll hear a bit of our conversation. MUSIC CREDITS: Joni Void – To Alter Realities – Free Music Archive Spin Day – Who – Free Music Archive Send for the Horses – Kevin Macleod; Incompetech FIND ME HERE: Down & Away Discussion group Down & Away on Twitter

Janette’s mother, Marion Fisher, and her role in the community as city clerk are discussed, as well as what was going on in the community within the timeline of the murder. MUSIC CREDITS: Blue Dot Sessions – Stillness; Free Music Archive Borrtex – Snowflake – Free Music Archive Down & Away Discussion Page

This is a shorter than usual episode that strictly goes over a very strange tip I received while researching this case. Because I am not sure if this is or is not related to the murder, I did not want to add this information to a regular episode, so I did it as a stand-alone. I am hoping to get more locals who might have seen it to come forward. If you have any information about this sighting, please contact me at the: Down & Away Discussion Group  You can also friend me and send me a private message on my personal Facebook page : Jeni Decker MUSIC: Blue Dot Sessions – Two Dollar Token – Free Music Archive

I speak with another customer who had been in the store the day of Janette's murder. We discuss what she saw, as well as current gossip surrounding the investigation.  Also, Sheriff Crawford of the Osceola County Sheriff's Department tells me what he remembers about dispatch recordings around the time of the murder. MUSIC: Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 1 Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 2 Blue Dot Sessions, Closing Shop

Mark Truman was a Reed City high school senior in 1983. He was in the Gambles store when Janette was discovered, and he tells what he remembers about that day, as well as discusses Dale, who he was friends with at the time. VISIT THE Down & Away Facebook group for associated images and case documents, as well as discussion about the case. MUSIC: Ben McElroy, Raggedy Bob Part 2 Blue Dot Sessions, Solage

I interview Scott Allen Johnson, Licensed Psychologist, about this case, hoping to get some insight into the type of perpetrator that would commit this crime. He is a forensic consultant and adjunct instructor at Florida Gulf Coast University. To check out some of Mr. Johnson's articles, click on the publications link on his website. MUSIC Joni Void; To Alter Realities